NY Islanders 3, Pittsburgh 4

123T
NYI(35-38-9)1113
PIT(47-27-8)1214

Final

7:30 PM ET, February 7, 2008
Mellon Arena
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
THREE STARS
R. Whitney
Penguins  (D )

Goals: 2
Assists: 1
E. Malkin
Penguins  (C )

Goals: 0
Assists: 3
M. Comrie
Islanders (C )

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: Mellon Arena
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: DaveJackson, DonKoharski
Linesmen: RyanGalloway, LyleSeitz
Attendance: 17,075 (100.7% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Key:  NY Islanders   Pittsburgh
Total Shots
 32
  27
PIM
  11
  11
Hits
 27
  20
Giveaways
  2
 8
Takeaways
  0
 4
Faceoffs Won
 35
  27
1st Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
4:31Mike Comrie (15)
Assists: Andy Hilbert, Bill Guerin
NY Islanders 1-0
9:04Ryan Whitney (10) (Power Play)
Assists: Petr Sykora, Evgeni Malkin
Game tied 1-1
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
8:23Sean Bergenheim: 2 Minutes for Tripping Kris Letang
9:19Maxime Talbot: 5 Minutes for Fighting Mike Comrie
9:19Mike Comrie: 5 Minutes for Fighting Maxime Talbot
2nd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
2:24Ryan Malone (16)
Assists: Ryan Whitney, Evgeni Malkin
Pittsburgh 2-1
6:30Ruslan Fedotenko (9) (Power Play)
Assists: Trent Hunter, Freddy Meyer
Game tied 2-2
11:33Ryan Whitney (11) (Power Play)
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Sergei Gonchar
Pittsburgh 3-2
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
5:13Kris Beech: 2 Minutes for Tripping Trent Hunter
10:22Andy Sutton: 2 Minutes for Interference of Jarkko Ruutu
12:36Andy Sutton: 2 Minutes for Hooking Jordan Staal
17:09Jarkko Ruutu: 2 Minutes for Hooking Ruslan Fedotenko
3rd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
10:47Mike Comrie (16) (Power Play)
Assists: Richard Park, Freddy Meyer
Game tied 3-3
16:21Kris Letang (3)
Unassisted
Pittsburgh 4-3
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
8:54Colby Armstrong: 2 Minutes for Tripping Blake Comeau

Player Summary
New York IslandersTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
S. Bergenheim LW00-110012300137:520:000:007:520000.0
J. Colliton C 00-100000200127:440:000:007:443350.0
B. Comeau LW00-1100003001913:370:410:0012:560100.0
M. Comrie C 201400150002116:553:310:0013:248947.1
R. Fedotenko LW100510003002319:010:570:3817:260000.0
B. Gervais D 000210000002419:574:350:3514:470000.0
B. Guerin RW011530001002317:383:080:0014:300000.0
A. Hilbert C 011101000002014:590:002:0712:520000.0
T. Hunter RW010430003002520:371:201:4517:320100.0
A. Johnson D 000000000002115:030:110:0014:520000.0
R. Martinek D 00-1130004003125:380:433:1721:380000.0
F. Meyer D 020100000012519:294:260:3514:280000.0
F. Nielsen C 00-1000001002013:020:410:0012:217277.8
R. Park RW01-1200001001713:173:312:077:391150.0
A. Sutton D 000013241002314:500:000:0014:500000.0
J. Tambellini LW00-1001000001813:130:410:0012:320000.0
J. Vasicek C 000410000002319:410:571:0717:37161061.5
B. Witt D 00-1102005013224:480:233:1721:080000.0
New York Islanders Scratches
PLAYERREASON
M SatanRight Knee
B BerardScratched
M BergeronScratched
Pittsburgh PenguinsTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
C. Armstrong RW001212123002112:310:030:3711:510000.0
K. Beech C 00120012100148:181:090:007:092528.6
E. Christensen C 000200003002317:360:380:0016:5820100.0
S. Gonchar D 01-1002000012424:303:222:5118:170000.0
G. Laraque RW00010000400118:000:000:008:000000.0
K. Letang D 101102000102216:591:291:0414:260000.0
E. Malkin C 030300002002719:293:110:5115:2781534.8
R. Malone LW100200000013019:172:402:3214:050000.0
B. Orpik D 001021001002016:200:030:0016:170000.0
J. Ruutu LW000001120211913:140:031:2211:491233.3
R. Scuderi D 00-1002000002419:220:002:3816:440000.0
N. Smith C 000100001001410:350:000:0010:355362.5
J. Staal C 000420003112620:361:092:1417:1381044.4
D. Sydor D 001313000002319:110:271:3517:090000.0
P. Sykora RW010021000012718:362:400:0015:560000.0
J. Taffe C 00100100000116:310:000:006:310000.0
M. Talbot C 000201150002420:080:032:4217:2310100.0
R. Whitney D 211403002022623:383:112:3117:560000.0
Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches
PLAYERREASON
R StoneHealthy
A GoligoskiHealthy

Goaltending Summary
New York Islanders Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
R. DiPietro27423.85258:470
Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
T. Conklin32329.90660:000

Shots On Goal
TEAM1st2nd3rdT
New York Islanders11101132
Pittsburgh913527

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAMPPG / PPO
New York Islanders2 of 0
Pittsburgh2 of 0

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Scores

Thursday, February 7th
Toronto 4 Final
Montreal 2
Anaheim 4 Final
NY Rangers 1
Vancouver 2 Final
Atlanta 1
Los Angeles 5 Final
Detroit 3
Florida 4 Final
Ottawa 5
NY Islanders 3 Final
Pittsburgh 4
Tampa Bay 2 Final
Nashville 1 OT
Dallas 1 Final
Minnesota 0
Chicago 3 Final
Calgary 1
Columbus 2 Final
Phoenix 1